Youth

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we are kids?

If you’re less than 10 years old, you’re so excited about aging that you think in fractions. “How old are you?” “I’m four and a half!” You’re never thirty six and a half. You’re four and a half, going on 5! That’s the key.

You get into your teens, now they can’t hold you back. You jump into the next number, or even a few ahead. “How old are you?” “I’m going to be sixteen!” You could be thirteen, but hey, you’re going to be sixteen! And then the greatest day of your life… you become twenty one! Even the words sound like a ceremony…YOU BECOME 21! YES!

But then you turn 30. Ooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk. He TURNED, we had to throw him out. There’s no fun now, you’re just a sour dumpling. What’s wrong? What’s changed? Read More